The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1)

by James Dashner

There are alternate cover editions for this ASIN here and here.
If you ain?t scared, you ain?t human.
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He?s surrounded by strangers?boys whose memories are also gone.
Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.
Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing ma There are alternate cover editions for this ASIN here and here.
If you ain?t scared, you ain...

The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1) Reviews

mark mondayJan 20, 2014

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

JoeMar 13, 2012

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

ForrestNov 13, 2012

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidden, but if you don't want to know some of the spoilers, don't click on them! Fair warning!
Review: I read this at the encouragement of one of my kids, who dearly loves this book. So let me state right up ...

Shelby *trains flying monkeys*Mar 20, 2014

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

Meredith Holley (Sparrow)Mar 15, 2012

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

CaraOct 17, 2010

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

HeatherOct 12, 2009

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

TatianaOct 10, 2009

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

Christina (Confessions of a Book Addict)Feb 15, 2010

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidden, but if you don't want to know some of the spoilers, don't click on them! Fair warning!
Review: I read this at the encouragement of one of my kids, who dearly loves this book. So let me state right up ...

My experience with this book turned out to be a unique one: for most of the book I was thinking that it had some redeeming ideas but that it just wasn't good enough, but the last third really turned everything around. Let's discuss.
I bought this book over a year ago because of the ...

WHAT DID JUST--- OMG. ...

Okay so I saw the movie when it came to dvd and I loved it, but here is the faces I got when I said I hadn't read the book yet ?
I know right? I loved the book. I will say I watched the second movie and didn't like it but I'm going to keep on with the books and see.
Welcom...

I don't say this often, but I actually liked the movie waaaay more. The plots are pretty similar!
If I hadn't seen the movie, I don't think I would've had a strong sense of the characters or connected to very much in the book. The premise is interesting, but the movie pulls you in w...

THIS. This is how you write a special snowflake without him turning into a Gary Stu. Or make me want to claw my eyes out.
Thomas, the MC, suddenly shows up in an isolated place/society with no memory of his family or friends. The only thing he can remember is his name. Turns out...

I DNF this like 5 pages in.
No joke fams
...

You know the moment you are reading a book and you are hooked? You NEED to know what is going on....you are desperate. Your heart starts pounding, you can't breathe easily, you are gasping for air, anxiety takes hold of you, and you are on the edge of your seat? Please tell me that I a...

Wendy DarlingApr 06, 2011

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

NicMay 28, 2010

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

IzzyMar 04, 2010

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

NataliyaDec 30, 2014

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Emily MayDec 22, 2010

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Ellie Sep 23, 2011

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

Neal ShustermanJun 10, 2012

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

Whitley BirksJun 15, 2013

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

IngeOct 29, 2011

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

ArielJan 03, 2012

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidden, but if you don't want to know some of the spoilers, don't click on them! Fair warning!
Review: I read this at the encouragement of one of my kids, who dearly loves this book. So let me state right up ...

My experience with this book turned out to be a unique one: for most of the book I was thinking that it had some redeeming ideas but that it just wasn't good enough, but the last third really turned everything around. Let's discuss.
I bought this book over a year ago because of the ...

Natalie MonroeJun 27, 2014

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidden, but if you don't want to know some of the spoilers, don't click on them! Fair warning!
Review: I read this at the encouragement of one of my kids, who dearly loves this book. So let me state right up ...

My experience with this book turned out to be a unique one: for most of the book I was thinking that it had some redeeming ideas but that it just wasn't good enough, but the last third really turned everything around. Let's discuss.
I bought this book over a year ago because of the ...

WHAT DID JUST--- OMG. ...

Okay so I saw the movie when it came to dvd and I loved it, but here is the faces I got when I said I hadn't read the book yet ?
I know right? I loved the book. I will say I watched the second movie and didn't like it but I'm going to keep on with the books and see.
Welcom...

I don't say this often, but I actually liked the movie waaaay more. The plots are pretty similar!
If I hadn't seen the movie, I don't think I would've had a strong sense of the characters or connected to very much in the book. The premise is interesting, but the movie pulls you in w...

THIS. This is how you write a special snowflake without him turning into a Gary Stu. Or make me want to claw my eyes out.
Thomas, the MC, suddenly shows up in an isolated place/society with no memory of his family or friends. The only thing he can remember is his name. Turns out...

Cait (Paper Fury)Jul 05, 2014

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidden, but if you don't want to know some of the spoilers, don't click on them! Fair warning!
Review: I read this at the encouragement of one of my kids, who dearly loves this book. So let me state right up ...

My experience with this book turned out to be a unique one: for most of the book I was thinking that it had some redeeming ideas but that it just wasn't good enough, but the last third really turned everything around. Let's discuss.
I bought this book over a year ago because of the ...

WHAT DID JUST--- OMG. ...

Okay so I saw the movie when it came to dvd and I loved it, but here is the faces I got when I said I hadn't read the book yet ?
I know right? I loved the book. I will say I watched the second movie and didn't like it but I'm going to keep on with the books and see.
Welcom...

I don't say this often, but I actually liked the movie waaaay more. The plots are pretty similar!
If I hadn't seen the movie, I don't think I would've had a strong sense of the characters or connected to very much in the book. The premise is interesting, but the movie pulls you in w...

THIS. This is how you write a special snowflake without him turning into a Gary Stu. Or make me want to claw my eyes out.
Thomas, the MC, suddenly shows up in an isolated place/society with no memory of his family or friends. The only thing he can remember is his name. Turns out...

I DNF this like 5 pages in.
No joke fams
...

You know the moment you are reading a book and you are hooked? You NEED to know what is going on....you are desperate. Your heart starts pounding, you can't breathe easily, you are gasping for air, anxiety takes hold of you, and you are on the edge of your seat? Please tell me that I a...

I'm still absolutely blown away. THIS BOOK IS FREAKING BRILLIANT. Seriously, I ate it in a day. Just ONE DAY.
Dystopians and me have a love/hate relationship. I love them, but I'm tired of the monotony. This breaks dystopian cliches and just zooms into more of a survival state. ...

Clau R.Sep 02, 2014

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidden, but if you don't want to know some of the spoilers, don't click on them! Fair warning!
Review: I read this at the encouragement of one of my kids, who dearly loves this book. So let me state right up ...

My experience with this book turned out to be a unique one: for most of the book I was thinking that it had some redeeming ideas but that it just wasn't good enough, but the last third really turned everything around. Let's discuss.
I bought this book over a year ago because of the ...

WHAT DID JUST--- OMG. ...

Mohammed ArabeyFeb 26, 2013

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

Melissa â™¥ Dog Lover â™¥ MartinJun 12, 2016

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidden, but if you don't want to know some of the spoilers, don't click on them! Fair warning!
Review: I read this at the encouragement of one of my kids, who dearly loves this book. So let me state right up ...

My experience with this book turned out to be a unique one: for most of the book I was thinking that it had some redeeming ideas but that it just wasn't good enough, but the last third really turned everything around. Let's discuss.
I bought this book over a year ago because of the ...

WHAT DID JUST--- OMG. ...

Okay so I saw the movie when it came to dvd and I loved it, but here is the faces I got when I said I hadn't read the book yet ?
I know right? I loved the book. I will say I watched the second movie and didn't like it but I'm going to keep on with the books and see.
Welcom...

MayJul 02, 2015

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

sana Â°Â¤Â°Dec 26, 2016

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidden, but if you don't want to know some of the spoilers, don't click on them! Fair warning!
Review: I read this at the encouragement of one of my kids, who dearly loves this book. So let me state right up ...

My experience with this book turned out to be a unique one: for most of the book I was thinking that it had some redeeming ideas but that it just wasn't good enough, but the last third really turned everything around. Let's discuss.
I bought this book over a year ago because of the ...

WHAT DID JUST--- OMG. ...

Okay so I saw the movie when it came to dvd and I loved it, but here is the faces I got when I said I hadn't read the book yet ?
I know right? I loved the book. I will say I watched the second movie and didn't like it but I'm going to keep on with the books and see.
Welcom...

I don't say this often, but I actually liked the movie waaaay more. The plots are pretty similar!
If I hadn't seen the movie, I don't think I would've had a strong sense of the characters or connected to very much in the book. The premise is interesting, but the movie pulls you in w...

THIS. This is how you write a special snowflake without him turning into a Gary Stu. Or make me want to claw my eyes out.
Thomas, the MC, suddenly shows up in an isolated place/society with no memory of his family or friends. The only thing he can remember is his name. Turns out...

I DNF this like 5 pages in.
No joke fams
...

EtnikSep 11, 2014

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

Cait â€¢ A Page with a ViewJun 22, 2016

This book was recommended for fans of the Hunger Games series, a series that has become one of my favorites. I began The Maze Runner excitedly, hoping for an equally enjoyable, dystopian adventure. I didn't find it.
The plot was intriguing and kept me reading; in fact, it was probab...

This book would have been great IF:
1) the characters had some personality
2) the main character - Thomas - weren't such a Gary Stu and showed some character development and growth instead of conveniently "remembering" important information to advance the plot
3) the book were...

You know how sometimes you're running really fast from a horrible creature and, in a moment of panic, you turn around to see how close it is only to run straight into a brick wall?
No?
I don't know what that's like either.
But that inattention to detail would probably totally...

Q: if you could edit this book, what would you take out?
A: the words.
. . .
Have you ever had an eight-year-old kid try to describe to you winning a level of a video game? Have you ever had a middle-aged man try to describe to you completing the games section of the New York T...

?You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!?
2 1/2 stars.
It's funny how just a few years can change everything - your reading tastes, your expectations, your standards... because when I read The Maze Runner in early 2011, I enjoyed it a lot. It seemed fast-pace...

Okay so before I start I want to say something.I personally hesitated to read this book because I heard too many bad reviews and things about this book.But let me tell you something.Yeah it has it's problems like the written style but this book has one of the best story plots I ha...

The last page is turned and all I have to say is this: What for the love of all that's good and pure was this foolishness?
...Aaaaand ..... rant!
-----
When I'm sick - the snotty phlegmy febrile kind of sick - and my brain feels sizzlingly fried, I sometimes turn to easy reading...

Reading this book + No sleep= brain shock . Oh more like my brain was blown into freaking little bits. I kept thinking about it after I was done. I finished it into the late hours of the night and I kept circling in my head what was going to happen next. The point is moot but I am def...

EDIT 09/05/2013
Holy crap, that looks perfect.
--
I am way better at writing reviews for books I hated, but I?m gonna give it a go anyway.
--
Okay. Breathe, Inge, breathe.
Oh, this is gooooood.
The Maze Runner was like a breath of fresh air to me. I nee...

I've just finished and all I can say is holy shuck! This book is awesome!
I was a little bit scared when I started this book that I wasn't going to like it as it is my first real dystopia/sci-fi book I've read. After about 110 pages it got to the point where I couldn't put it down ...

At first I was a bit put out with this book. I don?t know what it is about male authors, but they can be down right infuriating. Men truly do think on a different wave length and speak another language than women. I was becoming rather frustrated with the lack of information being gi...

A premise full of promise, but after 150 pages, how can there still be no answers? Deliberately withholding information becomes frustrating not only for the protagonist, but for the reader as well. The fact that Thomas does not demand more answers from his fellow captives makes it diff...

Thomas comes to the maze in a box, he has no memories of anything other than his name. He learns that he is the "GreenBean" or the newest boy to arrive. They get arrivals once a month.
There's a ton of questions about how he got there and why there is a maze that has walls that ...

The Maze Runner is a masterfully plotted mystery. It's intriguing. It draws you in quick and then reveals details at just the right time to keep you turning the pages for more.
While many criticize the characters for being flat, which they are, Thomas and his fellow Maze Runners are...

It's 1am, just finished this and it was aMAZEing, see what I did there ;)
Review to come!!
Review (more like gush):
Where do I even start this review...
Okay, so, The Maze Runner is absolutely incredible! I loved it so much!
This book instantly sucked me in, when I really just...

3.5
Well. There was....well, first of all, I have to get a cup of water because I have a major headache.
*Goes to get cup of water*
*Returns*
Aah. Much better.
Okay, first second of all, my friend recommended this book. So I requested it, and (foolish me) left it lying on...

I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but not as much as I wanted to. It was a great concept, and the story was compelling, the characters and plot twists interesting, and there was no limit to Dashner?s creativity. My big problem was that the characters were manipulated by the story, and not t...

[oblique spoilers ahead]
A is for Apocalypse! A modern craze; a timeless fantasy. What shall bring us to this place? Can there be life after such an event? And if so? what kind of life would that be?
B is for Banzai! ?Banzai? is a traditional Japanese exclamation meaning ...

See the chapter x chapter breakdown on my blog
As if the simplistic and "tell-y" writing in this book weren't bad enough, we also have to content with some truly atrocious pacing, inconsistent characterization, logic gaps out the wazoo, a Gary Stu of a main character, and an ending ...

Preamble: I apologize up front about the spoilers in this review. They are hidden, but if you don't want to know some of the spoilers, don't click on them! Fair warning!
Review: I read this at the encouragement of one of my kids, who dearly loves this book. So let me state right up ...

My experience with this book turned out to be a unique one: for most of the book I was thinking that it had some redeeming ideas but that it just wasn't good enough, but the last third really turned everything around. Let's discuss.
I bought this book over a year ago because of the ...

WHAT DID JUST--- OMG. ...

Okay so I saw the movie when it came to dvd and I loved it, but here is the faces I got when I said I hadn't read the book yet ?
I know right? I loved the book. I will say I watched the second movie and didn't like it but I'm going to keep on with the books and see.
Welcom...

I don't say this often, but I actually liked the movie waaaay more. The plots are pretty similar!
If I hadn't seen the movie, I don't think I would've had a strong sense of the characters or connected to very much in the book. The premise is interesting, but the movie pulls you in w...

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About the author

James Dashner

James is the author of THE MAZE RUNNER trilogy and THE 13TH REALITY series. He also published a series (beginning with A DOOR IN THE WOODS) with a small publisher several years ago. He lives and writes in the Rocky Mountains.